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ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comFri, 09 Dec 2016 13:30:16 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: bosspowerhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/foles-will-start-for-the-eagles-even-if-vicks-well/#comment-2155661
Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:07:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155661The Philadelphia Eagles are back! Back in the cellar where they have called home for most of their team history save the McNabb era. Enjoy it because you will stay there for at least 5 years…forget about 1st place, that belongs to Eli and the Giants!!!!!
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:44:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155607Reid should have made Foles the starter after week 3. Vick has always been overrated… I’m glad he’s done in Philly. All these haters banging on Foles must not watch a lot of football… He is a true rookie, playing with 4 backup O-lineman (including one who wasn’t even in the league a month ago), his fastest WR out and one of the best RB’s in the league out; and with all of that, I think he has looked pretty good. It’s nice to see the future for once and it not contain a running/mobile QB… Because we all know that style of QB play is the recipe for success… As for the Skins fans all jacked about RGIII… We’ve been watching the RGIII show in Philly for 25 years… Good luck with that.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:20:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155551Overhauling his coaching staff this late in a season does not sound like a head coach who’s about to be fired after the season. I think Eagle fans should be prepared to see Andy Reid back next year.

As far as Vick, I’m sure he still has concussion symptoms, but with the playoffs being unreachable now, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t see what Foles can do, even with a bad O-line.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:19:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155547As a Giants’ fan, I’m finally getting to see how spoiled Pats’ fans were watching their team coast through the AFC East and only have to win a few games to reach the mountaintop. Our division is finally turning into the AFC East with us playing the part of the Pats. The rest of the characters….

Buffalo Bills = Redskins. Have stunk since the 90s’. Sign a few feel good players in the offseason. Have high hopes. Ultimately crash and burn to 7-9.

Cowboys = Dolphins. If not for their world-renowned logos, nobody would care for these teams. More of the same high hopes no prayer type team.

guess and guess! Even the colors match. Two dysfunctional, red-headed step brother organizations who both talk QB in March and become irrelevant in December. At this point, comparing whose QB situation is better is like bragging about having the hiv instead of cancer.

Finally, Big Blue can now reign supreme over this division for the remaining Eli years, coast into the playoffs and always be 3 wins away from immortality just like their cousins from Mass.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:00:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155509I’ve been telling you guys. Vick’s not hurt. He’s benched. The Eagles continue to be afraid to just own up to bad decisions until way too late. Everything’s PR with them.
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I’m starting to believe this. They havent even bothered to give him the post concussion tests yet? Whne RGIII got wacked they were testing him before the weekend arrived. Of course, the Skins had to fall back on Sexy Rexy if RGIII stayed out.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:15:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155411I’ve been telling you guys. Vick’s not hurt. He’s benched. The Eagles continue to be afraid to just own up to bad decisions until way too late. Everything’s PR with them.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:43:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155345Let the kid play. He’s good
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:34:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155328Foles = Napoleon Dynamite!
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:28:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155312It’s hard to justify $15.5M against their cap with Vick’s production and seeing that he is at the tail-end of his career.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:56:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155203moneey31 says:
Dec 3, 2012 2:27 PM
I’m a Cowboys fan, but I wish you Eagles fans would stop using Vick as your escape goat. Your o line is awful. It’s worst than the one in Dallas and that’s hard to be. When you gave Vick a little time he was a great quarterback for you guys. This year the poor guy was running for his life as soon as the ball was snapped. Go ahead and go with Foles, and watch you stay at the bottom of the East for years to come. Philly fans have no loyalty. Oh yea, and Redskin fans please stifle yourselves, you beat the Cowboys 1x, you didn’t win the SuperBowl. You guys are still below average and if RGIII got hurt you wouldn’t win another game this season…
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So, how many games would the Cowboys be winning with Romo out and Orton at the helm? Or for that matter any NFL team with their starting QB down?

I know the Steelers are counting their blessings to have gone 1-2 with Ben out so far.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:50:27 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2155187Last season with a healthy O-line Mike Vick led the Eagles to the 4th ranked offense in the NFL!!! Somehow the Iggles fans fail to see the correlation between losing 4 offensive line starters and their dismal season!!!! Lol Its not rocket science, nobody can be successful under those circumstances!!!
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:39:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154968As an Eagle’s fan, I hated the decision to make Vick the starting QB. Vick certainly has the right to play in the NFL, but not for my team…I am really looking forward to next season when we’re all done with Reid/Vick/Mornhinweg/Washburn/Mudd/etc.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:27:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154926I’m a Cowboys fan, but I wish you Eagles fans would stop using Vick as your escape goat. Your o line is awful. It’s worst than the one in Dallas and that’s hard to be. When you gave Vick a little time he was a great quarterback for you guys. This year the poor guy was running for his life as soon as the ball was snapped. Go ahead and go with Foles, and watch you stay at the bottom of the East for years to come. Philly fans have no loyalty. Oh yea, and Redskin fans please stifle yourselves, you beat the Cowboys 1x, you didn’t win the SuperBowl. You guys are still below average and if RGIII got hurt you wouldn’t win another game this season…
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:13:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154866Foles is a good athlete and a bright spot for Eagles fans; Vick messed his career up with canine-gate. Eagles have talent, so their erratic play has been tough to fathom. I feel they will be much better next year. Meanwhile, I’m very excited about getting the chance to watch a truly electrifying player on National TV tonight; one RGIII; that guy is amazing.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:12:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154861As a supporter of McNabb and Vick, Foles delivered the ball in a way I haven’t seen in a while from an Eagles QB. His mechanics and confidence really showed in the Cowboys game. Unfortunately with Reid possibly leaving Foles won’t have the opportunity to develop the way Reid turns any QB into gold, or something close to it.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:10:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154843The Philadelphia Eagles are back! Back in the cellar where they have called home for most of their team history save the McNabb era. Enjoy it because you will stay there for at least 5 years…forget about 1st place, that belongs to RGIII and the Redskins.

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You really should listen to this guy. He knows all about being on the cellar. But somebody should tell this guy that the skins are 5-6 and after tonight they will pretty much be done as far as playoffs go. The worst part is the skins gave away there next 3 years worth of picks and so unless rg3 plays defence they’re going to be a 1 trick pony and in the division they in they are just going to be out coached for the next 5-7 years. 2nd maybe 3rd on the devision perennially.

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Your points about the Skins and two more…

Smallish quarterbacks, who run tend to take unnecessary hits and get hurt and have short shelf lives – just take a look at Michael Vick.

And while RG3 is a better passer than Vick – you also need to acknowledge that this whole read-option thing is a fad and givan a full offseason NFL minds will figure out how to counter it – just like they figured out Cam after a season.

Good luck though and enjoy being the most entertaining 7-9 team on the block. It’s really something to be proud of… Of course, I would rather suck than be mediocre.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:56:27 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154784It was simply the right thing to do. You have to see what the young man can do. Maybe Vick can go to the Cardinals and make Fitz happy.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:49:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154750@greymares: I was just signing on here to post that exact sentiment. If I were the onwer, I’d let him go — with much appreciation, but I’d let him go. But I know lurie is battling in his head between his preseason proclamation and the statement you posted.
]]>By: ace8842http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/foles-will-start-for-the-eagles-even-if-vicks-well/#comment-2154721
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:44:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154721Vick is on the downside of his career. He’s 33 and like Mcnabb a few years ago, the arrow is pointing down. He can’t get away from pressure the way he used to. His height is a disadvantage on slant patterns and short drops. He’s never show the type of consistency from week to week needed to win a Super Bowl. I think Reid knows the Eagle organization and Lurie have done a lot for him, so he’s coaching the way the organization would want to in setting things up for a new coach.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:43:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154716Now that $1 million Vick spent on his wedding seem more than a bit excessive, huh? If this man goes broke TWICE then I have absolutely no pity for him. Plenty of people go broke. That isn’t a big deal, but going broke a second time after you should have learned is, well, …idiotic. Spending $1 million on a wedding however, is.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:24:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154628logicalvoicesays
Dec 3, 2012, 9:21 AM PST
The Philadelphia Eagles are back! Back in the cellar where they have called home for most of their team history save the McNabb era. Enjoy it because you will stay there for at least 5 years…forget about 1st place, that belongs to RGIII and the Redskins.

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You really should listen to this guy. He knows all about being on the cellar. But somebody should tell this guy that the skins are 5-6 and after tonight they will pretty much be done as far as playoffs go. The worst part is the skins gave away there next 3 years worth of picks and so unless rg3 plays defence they’re going to be a 1 trick pony and in the division they in they are just going to be out coached for the next 5-7 years. 2nd maybe 3rd on the devision perennially.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:13:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154594Why do I get the impression Vick is okay with this move and Andy will be back next year and Vick will redo his contract and compete with Foles for the job next year?
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:13:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154593Dynasty…
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:11:03 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154579The only downside to playing Foles the rest of the season would be if he were to get smashed behind that bad o-line the way Trent Edwards did in Buffalo…but they didn’t actually look so bad yesterday, and his quick reads and ability to sidestep pressure while keeping his eyes downfield helps him.

The Eagles were sunk by injuries to the O-line which for a QB like Vick who holds on to the ball for 8 seconds is fatal. But even the backups can obviously run block just fine. The offense in general has been improving in recent weeks.

The defense, on the other hand, is a mess.

]]>By: marcinhoustonhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/foles-will-start-for-the-eagles-even-if-vicks-well/#comment-2154565
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:07:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154565They should also consider swapping their current o-line with the security staff working the gates. People would get into the stadium faster and to the QB slower.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:06:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154560I hate being in the basement of the NFC East, smells too much like the Redskins.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:04:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154554Vick is finished. What is he 33-34 yrs old? He hasnt looked good this year BEFORE he got a concussion.

Maybe he can take an unpaid position with PETA?

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:59:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154535This is an upper management move. vick is a reid guy. He wanted to go with vick. Reid is doing his yes sir, no sir routine right now. It appears he is toeing the company line and possibly saving his job. It just feels like a reid return is in the works here.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:58:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1570765#comment-2154534So many people consider Andy Reid to be the ‘Quaterback Groomer’, I just hope Lurie doesn’t bite the bait to keep AR around to groom Foles..

AR isn’t a bad coach… In many ways reminds me of Coach Dungy… had a good run with a good team but just can’t take them over the top. He needs to be refreshed with a new organization, equally as much as the Eagles need a new Head Coach..